SOME GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT SHANE TODD’S
FORMER EMPLOYER AND THE CHINESE CLIENT.
1. WHAT IS SHANE TODD’S RESEARCH WORK IN THE INSTITUTE FOR MICRO ELECTRONICS
(IME) ?
Involving a gallium nitride-powered amplifying device.
2. WHAT IS GALLIUM NITRIDE ?
Gallium nitride (GaN) is a binary III/V
direct bandgap semiconductor commonly used in bright light-emitting
diodes since the 1990s. The compound is a very hard material that
has a Wurtzite crystal structure. Its wide band gap of 3.4 eV
affords it special properties for applications in optoelectronic,
high-power and high-frequency devices. For example, GaN is the
substrate which makes violet (405 nm) laser diodes possible,
without use of nonlinear optical frequency-doubling.
Its sensitivity to ionizing radiation is low (like other group
III nitrides), making it a suitable material
for solar cell arrays for satellites. Military and space
applications could also benefit as devices have shown stability in
radiation environments. Because GaN transistors can operate at much
hotter temperatures and work at much higher voltages than gallium
arsenide (GaAs) transistors, they make ideal power amplifiers at
microwave frequencies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_nitride
3. THE COMPANY ENTITY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR MICRO
ELECTRONICS (IME)
The Institute for Micro Electronics (IME), part of the
Singaporean government-run Agency for Science, Technology and
Research ( ASTAR )
THE COMPANY ENTITY OF AGENCY FOR SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (ASTAR)
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Abbreviation:
A*STAR; Chinese: 新加坡科技研究局) is a statutory board under the Ministry
of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The Agency was established in
1991 to foster scientific research and talent for a knowledge-based
Singapore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_for_Science…
4. THE CHINESE COMPANY ENTITY –
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Chinese: 华为; pronounced Wah-way)
is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications
equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen,
Guangdong, China. It is the largest telecommunications equipment
maker in the world, having overtaken Ericsson in 2012.
Huawei was founded in 1988 by ex-military officer Ren Zhengfei
and formed as a private company owned by its employees. Its core
missions are building telecommunications networks; providing
operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises
inside and outside of China; and manufacturing communications
devices for the consumer market. Huawei has over 140,000 employees,
around 46% of whom are engaged in research and development
(R&D). It has 20 R&D institutes in countries including
China, the United States, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, India, Russia,
and Turkey, and in 2011 invested around US$3.74 billion in
R&D.
In 2010, Huawei recorded profit of 23.8 billion CNY (3.7 billion USD). Its products
and services have been deployed in more than 140 countries and it
currently serves 45 of the world’s 50 largest telecoms
operators.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei
